re: #89 Obdicut

To me, Sugar Ray is the perfect fighter.

Hey, have you ever read the Murray Kempton article on the Ali-Liston fight? It’s some of the best reporting ever.

I forget which book of Kempton’s it’s in, — I think it’s in Rebellions, Perversities, and Main Events

the hagler/leonard fight is still hotly debated more than 23 years later. I saw Marvin about 2 years ago when he came to my office. he lives in Italy most of the time and is an actor in Italian movies. he plays hit men and tough guys (surprise). He walked away from boxing after the leonard fight and never looked back. And THAT is remarkable in the boxing culture.